These two works present two sharply contrasting sides of Malcolm Arnold: his limitless resources of knockabout fun, and a sense of existential tragedy. But each score presents its own surprises: the jocularity of the Grand Concerto Gastronomique – written for a Hoffnung concert ...
Composer: Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Monoglot's music thrives on repetitive patterns layered over a pulsating rock grove, pop mock-up and improv. It merges these elements quite accessibly and draws out melodies to shine through the fabric every now and then. The Basel-, Berlin- and Reykjavik-based quintet expands genre boundaries but is perhaps best described ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
More than the previous eight Jazz Is Dead releases Instrumentals JID009 delivers on Adrian and Ali’s original promise of showcasing the music made with their heroes, laying bare the inspired compositions created when different generations of musicians come together to collaborate in the studio. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Cesare Picco releases his new album for the first time on Decca Records label. Always considered one of the most authoritative musicians of that current commonly known as 'neoclassical' together with Ludovico Einaudi, Olafur Arnalds, Max Richter, Picco has established himself in the world as a brilliant and committed artist. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Minimalism
Abbey Road Masters: Songs of Love & Hope
I’ve always loved music, and played a load of instruments when I was young but got myself a guitar when I was about 15/16 and once I learnt a few chords I began to write songs. Since then I have never stopped writing and by the time I was 18, I knew it was something I wanted to take further....
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
Face(s) à Face(s) (Bonus Track Version)
For Romain Leleu, what we call “classical” music could never have gained all its richness and variety without absorbing manifold influences from “popular” music that continues to be its fuel since the dawn of time! Parallel to the release of his album of film music prominently featuring the trumpet, the French ...
Composer: George Gershwin (1898-1937), Charles (Charlie) Chaplin (1889-1977), Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889), Jacques Ibert (1890-1962), Ennio Morricone (1928-2020), Serge Gainsbourg (1928-1991), Rafael Mendez (1906-1981), Ziad Rahbani
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
Brahms: Piano Sonata Op. 5 & 7 Fantasien, Op. 116
Nach einem Album, das Schubert gewidmet war, macht Adam Laloum einen Abstecher in die Welt von Brahms. Anfang der 1850er Jahre wurde der geniale junge Komponist mit seiner zündenden Klaviersonate Nr. 3 auf Anhieb zum würdigen Nachfolger von Beethoven und Schumann. Fast vierzig Jahre später war sein Wesen genauso wild ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Where Corals Lie, A Journey through Songs by Sir Edward Elgar
Working in an era before Arts Council grants, public sponsorship, recording royalties, and long-term publishing deals, Elgar had to write for the public demand as much as personal satisfaction. The effort required for his large-scale works was rarely reflected in profitable income, so writing songs could be a useful way to earn money. ...
Composer: Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
The Russian composer Sergey Akhunov (b. 1967) was educated at the Kiev State Conservatory, before he started his career as an oboe player. He subsequently gained experience in various musical styles and genres such as electronic music and rock. In the mid-2000s, he consistently turned to composing orchestral, ...
Composer: Sergey Akhunov (b. 1967)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
MEMENTO MORI „Gedenke, dass du sterblich bist.“ Der Tod war im Barock allgegenwärtig, zierte Kunstwerke, Schmuck, Kirchen und das tägliche Leben. Die Menschen waren von Verfall umgeben aber auch von der Hoffnung auf das Paradies. Das Sterben als Membran zwischen Lebendigkeit und Verschwinden ins Jenseits. ...
Composer: Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1623-1680), Raimbaut de Vaqueiras (1180-1207), Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704), Henry Purcell (1659-1695), John Dowland (1562-1626), Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756), Pietro Locatelli (1695-1764), Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
It's almost a cliché - years of paying dues to become an overnight success - but that's what happened with Time Warp, the Toronto based jazz quartet of Barry Elmes (drums), Al Henderson (bass), Kelly Jefferson (tenor & soprano sax) and Kevin Turcotte (trumpet & flugelhorn). ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The new big band release "Prologue" from pianist, composer, arranger, orchestrator, educator and Yamaha Recording Artist Steven Feifke. Joining the bandleader is an ensemble made up of players from the very frontline of the contemporary jazz scene including drummer Ulysses Owens Jr., vocalist Veronica Swift, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
August de Boeck (1865-1937) was a Belgian composer and organist. He lived and died in the Flanders town of Merchtem. Boeck initially studied the organ at the Royal Conservatoire in Brussels, passing his examination with distinction. He pursued further studies with the composer Hubert Ferdinand Kufferath in ...
Composer: August de Boeck (1865-1937), Martin Grabert (1868-1951), Giovanni Bolzoni (1841-1919), Freinhold Glière (1875-1956), Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Bill Douglas (b. 1944)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Samira Spiegel is an exceptional talent: she has won prizes at international competitions on both the violin and the piano! With GENUIN, she now presents an exciting CD featuring music for both instruments inspired by Bach. On the piano, the works range from Franz Lisz t's 'Fantasie und Fuge' to Busoni's adaptation of the 'Chaconne' ...
Composer: Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924), Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), Damian Scholl (b. 1988), Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Howard Gladstone’s Concord Session is a “hybrid folk” album that holds a mirror up to human nature, in the age of environmental and humanitarian crisis, and a future we have limited time to shape. It was recorded live on the studio floor by songwriter Howard Gladstone and guitar/bass/drum trio in 2017 but released in October 2021. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
Poston: Trio for Flute, Clarinet & Harp
This first commercial recording of Elizabeth Poston’s Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Harp is recorded by the UK-based Korros Ensemble. ...
Composer: Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
At last it is possible to present to the public the first monographic recording of works by Giuseppe Unia, who in the eighteen-sixties could boast the title of 'court pianist-composer to His Majesty the King of Italy', like his better-known colleague Hans von Bülow, court pianist to Ludwig ...
Composer: Giuseppe Unia (1818-1871)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
On the heels of his well received solo album "One Shot", Danish vocalist Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids, Nordic Union) has announced the upcoming release of a new EP, "4 More Shots (The Acoustics)" on October 1, 2021. The EP consists of one unreleased studio track, 'Carry Me Over' and three acoustic tracks. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
